TO: Napa County Housing Commission
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Executive Director
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Project Manager
SUBJECT: Monthly Report from California Human Development Corporation (CHDC)
RECOMMENDATION
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Monthly Report from California Human Development Corporation (CHDC).
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BACKGROUND
The purpose of this report is for the CHDC Housing Director to provide an overview of property management activities for the reporting period including general operations, maintenance, lodger matters, marketing efforts, and review of accounts receivable balances at each center. The report is intended as informational to support discussion, planning, and recommendations from the commission to property management. Included in this report is CHDC’s monthly occupancy report, which highlights occupancy trends, projected occupancy vs. actual occupancy, and rent revenue.
The Napa County Housing Authority contracts with CHDC, a non-profit organization, with more than 50 years of experience with farmworkers. CHDC staff at each of the three publicly owned farmworker centers (Centers) provide day to day services including enrolling applicants (lodgers) into or out of the housing program, collecting rent, maintenance, cleaning, and cooking three meals a day, six days a week. Local zoning ordinance (18.104.010) requires the Centers be occupied for no more than three hundred thirty days in a calendar year and by no more than sixty farmworkers at any one time.
CHDC’s contractional obligation includes an operational schedule that allows for a total of 59,160 bed nights across the Centers or “Scheduled Capacity - Nights” (page 3 of attached report). The Centers are required (by State) to meet an occupancy rate of 95%, which equates to 56,202 bed nights or “Monthly Projected Nights” (page 3 of attached report).
Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Schedule:
A. River Ranch Center - Open 07/01/2025; Close 12/27/2025; Reopen 02/02/2026; Total bed nights 19,740
B. Calistoga Center - Open 07/01/2025; Close 11/22/2025; Reopen 12/28/2025; Total bed nights 19,740
C. Mondavi Center - Open 07/01/2025; Close 11/15/2025; Reopen 12/22/2025; Total bed nights 19,680
Despite historically high occupancy rates in the month of January, February was underwhelming. All three Centers were below the 95% occupancy rate requirement. In fact, February’s combined occupancy rate is the lowest since 2021.
A. River Ranch Center
1,620 Scheduled Nights;1,539 Projected Nights; 694 Actual Nights; 43% Occupancy Rate
B. Calistoga Center
1,680 Scheduled Nights; 1,539 Projected Nights; 1,499 Actual Nights; 89% Occupancy Rate
C. Mondavi Center
1,680 Scheduled Nights; 1,539 Projected Nights; 1,167 Actual Nights; 69% Occupancy Rate
D. All Centers
4,980 Scheduled Nights; 4,731 Projected Nights; 3,360 Actual Nights; 67% Occupancy rate
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comment
3. Discussion
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.